The Portland daily press., 1887-08-18
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Today's services opened with a prayer
meeting at eight o'clock. Rev. A. w. Pottle
of Saco, preached the afternoon sermon from
the text, ''The Wages of Sin is Death" /"
Mrs. Benj Freeman of Portland, conducted
children's meeting. A prayer service was
held in the Biddeford tent, and sermon in
the grove was preached by Rev. G. B. Pit
blado of Brockton, upon the text, "The
Lord Is My Shield"
Tonight devotional exercises were held in
the Biddeford and Saccarappa tents, fol-
lowed by sermon by Rev. E. s. Stackpole,
pastor Of the Pine street church, Portland,
from the text, "What shall / do to be
saved?'
In Honor of Berry Post.
RocKLAND, Aug 1.-THE reception and
ball given last night in honor of the General
Berry Post of Maiden, Mass, was an ex-
ceedingly brilliant affair. There was a
large attendance and the ladies were ele-
gantly dressed. Preceding the ball formal
reception was held, the widow and daughter
of General Berry being presented to the
Maiden Post. General Davis Tillson, in be-
half of Mrs Berry and her daughter, Mrs.
A. ID. Snow of Brooklyn, N. Y, presented
the General Berry Post with beautiful
crest, elegantly gotten up and handsomely
formed. emblematic of General Berry's mill
tary life. Commander Norcross Of the visit
ing post, responded. This morning the posts
visited the statue and grave of General Ber-
~. and viewed the various places of interest
In the vicinity. leaving at noon for Bangor.
Their stay in Rockland has been very pleas
ant.
BANGOR, Aug. 17.-Gen. Hiram G. Berry
Post, g. A. r., of Maiden, arrived in this
city this evening. They wsre escorted to
Union Hall. where supper was served, fol-
lowed by speeches, Gen. Charles Hamlin
presiding. Mayor Bragg welcomed the Post
and Commander G. H. Norcross responded
for the visitors. Speeches were made by
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Col. James Dun
ming, Captain Fairbanks of this city, Col.
Lakeman, Comrades Hartman, Wolfson and
Others. The visitors will be entertained by
a ride about the city tomorrow forenoon and
will leave by train at noon.
Hiddeford Business Mems Outing.
BIDDEFoRD, Aug. 1.-THE Biddeford
Board of trade held a clam bake at the Pool
today. The day was observed as general
holiday by the business men, stores being
closed at eleven o'clock. The steamer took
crowds of people to the grounds making two
extra trips. The clam bake was fu rnished
at the expense of the Board of Trade. A
number of invited guests participated, among
whom were Judge Foster, of Bethel, and
George Mccarthy, Secretary of the Citizens
Trade Association, of East Boston. The af-
ternoon was spent in fishing. boating and
various sports. The Board of Trade is now
a new organization here but it is awakening
boom in business and is exerting its infu-
ence in encouragins local manufacturers.
Struck by the Yankee.
RICHMOND, Aug. 16-As Jerry True and
small boy were crossing the Name Central
track at Stantial's crossing, few rods south
OF the depot, the wagon was struck by the
Flying Yankee bound west, at 3 o'clock to-
night. The boy was thrown forty feet, re-
ceiving slight injuries. True sustained
broken hip, leg and several ribs. He was
cut badly about the head and injured inter
nally. AS he is S4 years old he probably
cannot live. The crossing is very blind as
the cars cannot be seen IS feet from the
road. No gates or flags are maintained.
The train was running forty to fifty miles
per hour. The other crossings in the village
are equally dangerous and unprotected
Back at Work.
WATERvILLE, Aug. 1.-THE strike in the
LOCKWOOD mills is ended The three hun
dred operatives out have returned to their
work at the original rate of wages.
Taking the Black Ven.
BIDDEFoRD. Aug. H.--At st. Joseph's
church today. six ladies from Quebec, who
have been in the convent here, were received
into the Sisterhood of Nuns. Crowds of
people witnessed the ceremonies. Among
the clergymen present were Bishop Healy,
Rev. Father Murphy of Portland, Father
0Brien of Bath, Fathers Brady, Harring-
ton, Dupont, Denoncourt and Dugre of Bid
deford, Fathers Herbaril, Richards and Ber-
geron of Three Rivers, Father Cooling Of
Lawrence, Fathers Morard and Cormerais of
Lewiston, Father Genereux of Skowhegan,
and Father Charland of Waterville.
Maine Veterans In Lynn.
LYNN. Mass, Aug 17.--About 40 residents
of Lynn, who served in Maine regiments
have formed an association, by the choice of
the following officers:
Presdent-E. b. Billings
Vice Presdents-Jo.n ID. Ladd, John C. Otis.
Secretary-J. III. WhitmOre.
Treasurer-Levi q. Knight.
Executive Committee Edward Randall, L. o.
Kirk. w. A. Cotton.
Committee on Rules-Kendall Pollard, Fl. S.
French, G. Ii. Dearborn.
The Augusta Strike.
AUGUSTA, Aug F.-There are no new
developments in the weavers' strike. About
a dozen Of the strikers have returned to
work.
The two hundred weavers who went out
on Monday still remain firm, and say they
will never return to their looms unless paid
the two cents per cut sadvance which they
ask. Thei rcommittee has waited on the
mill management seyeraltimes and requested
to know what was going to be done about the
strike The reply has been.unvaryingly that
no increase in pay would be given. The
company continues to maintain their posi-
tion and will not yield jot to the weavers'
demand. Some 175 looms have been kept in
operation today with what help remained
and few who returned at the beginning of
the strike.